A fear of death and of parents dying is surprisingly common among four to eight-year-olds. 

IT’S quite common for children — when transitioning from pre-school to primary — to develop a really strong attachment to one friend.

Helen O’Callaghan talks to a psychologist who says we need to revolutionise the way we parent.

VINCENT TABAK claims it was “pure chance” that he strangled Joanna Yeates, a court has heard.

It’s easy to miss out on what your baby is doing because you’re distracted by your phone. Striking the right balance between screen time and time with your child is essential, writes Sharon Ní Chonchúir.

Does Liam Neeson deserve to be shunned for all of eternity? No. Most importantly, do we need to sincerely listen to black people about why they are hurt by his comments? Yes, writes Joyce Fegan

From the magic of tidying to classic English styling and the Guinness family’s great mansion, Carol O’Callaghan looks at some of the best recent publications.

AM I the only one who finds Enda Kenny just a little perplexing?

TUNING into your child’s aptitudes and individuality can be derailed by over-attention to what other parents are doing. 

There is no great secret to marriage, says Arlene Harris, it's all about kindness.

MOVE over Prince George, Aoife Belle, Patrick and Sadie. There’s another on the way.

IF the wind changes, your face will stay like that”, “carrots help you see in the dark”, ‘watching too much TV gives you square eyes”.

The countdown is on. As the summer holidays come to an end, Ciara McDonnell asks well-known parents for their back to school routines

In France, a 3D model of a clitoris is passed around primary and secondary schools during sex education classes. “Oh that’s just the sexually-liberated French for ya,” you might say, writes Joyce Fegan.

Young people are turning to the internet for sex education, according to a report by Youth Work Ireland.

I ask my four-year-old for what seems like the hundredth time: ‘What’s the magic word?’. Shouldn’t she just know at this stage to say ‘please’ without prompting, I wonder.

Younger children just don’t understand why they need to hurry, says Helen O’Callaghan.

CHILDREN given pocket money are less likely to save than those who work part-time, says the British Household Survey.

Four or five is early enough to start birthday parties — any younger and it’s a party for grown-ups.